Quotes About Perspective

If there were such a thing as terminal literalism, you'd have died in childhood.

And maybe you should stop pitying yourself," he said. "Most people are lucky to have even one great love in their life. You have found two.

No one is ever the villain of their own story.

It's your gift, to see the beauty and the horror in ordinary things. It doesn't make you crazy, just different.

Unhappy? I was lucky. So, so lucky. And I couldn't see it." His eyes met hers. "I love you," he said. "And you make me happier than I ever thought I could be. And now that I know what it's like to be someone else—to lose myself—I want my life back. My family. You. All of it." His eyes darkened. "I want it back.

I hate it when you answer a question with a question." "No you don't, you think it's charming.

Why did you ask me to live with you? Werewolves hate vampires." "I don't," said Kyle." I'm not too fond of their kind, though." He jabbed a finger at Jace. "They think they're better than everyone else." "No," said Jace. "I think I'm better than everyone else. An opinion that has been backed up with ample evidence." Kyle looked at Simon. "Does he always talk like this?" "Yes.

Too much of anything could destroy you, Simon thought. Too much darkness could kill, but too much light could blind.

Not everyone wants you all the time, Jace," he said. "Don't be ridiculous.

Every memory was valuable; even the bad ones.

I don't like keeping her in the dark," Jace said. "We'll tell her in a week. What difference does a week make?" Jace gave him a look. "Two weeks ago you were dead." "Well, I wasn't suggesting two weeks," said Sebastian. "That would be insane.

Magnus, you were trying to flirt with your own plate." "I'm a very open-minded sort of fellow!

The bad things can't matter more than the good things

Wait a second," Clary said. "I never understand why people say that," Luke said, to no one in particular. "I wasn't going anywhere.

Alec: Catarina made up the Bermuda Triangle? Magnus: Don't be ridiculous, Alexander. That was Ragnor.

He wondered if normalcy was something, like vision or silence, you didn't realize was precious until you lost it.

Well, I'm certainly not Ragnor Fell the exotic dancer.

You couldnt erase everything that caused you pain with recollection.Every memory was valuable; even the bad ones

Tessa: I won't know if I like it until I try it, will I?" Will: "I've never swum naked in the Thames, but I know I wouldn't like it." "But think how entertaining for sightseers," said Tessa, and she saw Jem duck his head to hide the quick flash of his grin.

Jem always said that Will rushed toward the end of a mission rather than proceeding in a measured manner, and that one must look at the next step on the path ahead, rather than the destination in the distance, or one would never reach one's goal. Will closed his eyes for a moment. He knew that Jem was right, but it was hard to remember, when the goal that he sought was the girl that he loved.

Because', she said, 'your problems are not real problems. You're dating two beautiful girls at once. Think about it. That's like...having rock-star problems.' 'Having rock-star problems may be the closest I ever get to being an actual rock star.

Julian spoke through his teeth. "Malcolm, this is not a love story." "Every story is a love story.

In fact, it wouldn't hurt if you just spent the next few days inside. You can lock yourself in your room like Isabelle." "I'm not gonna do that." "Of course your not," said Jace, "because you live to torture me, don't you?" "Not everything, Jace, is about you," Clary said furiously. "Possibly," Jace said, "but you have to admit that the majority of things are." Clary resisted the urge to scream.

Being sixteen forever sounded good until you really thought about it. Then it didn't seem like such a great prospect.